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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

Just Like Mother

Anne Heltzel

310 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Emily Wilde #2

Heather Fawcett

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass

His Dark Materials #3

Philip Pullman

480 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife

His Dark Materials #2

Philip Pullman

325 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

The Golden Enclaves

The Scholomance #3

Naomi Novik

407 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Inkheart

Inkworld #1

Cornelia Funke

548 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

The Last Graduate

The Scholomance #2

Naomi Novik

388 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

A Deadly Education

The Scholomance #1

Naomi Novik

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0bookbeetlebabe's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced